Player Career

Michael Washington Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Michael Washington story

Michael Washington built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a running back from Utica, NY wearing No. 4, spending time with Arkansas, Buffalo, and New Mexico State. The clearest part of Michael Washington's career was his backfield work: 2,881 rushing yards, 578 carries, 26 rushing touchdowns, and 412 receiving yards across 51 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with Arkansas. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 412 receiving yards, 1 tackle, and 87 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 51 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Arkansas, Buffalo, and New Mexico State.

The arc is straightforward: Michael Washington moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Buffalo

    2021-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    New Mexico State

    2024

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    Arkansas

    2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

202120222022202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonBuffalo13271.111
2022 PostseasonBuffalo68343.420.1551
2022 Regular SeasonBuffalo68343.420.10
2023 Regular SeasonBuffalo39735.717.4-286
2024 Regular SeasonNew Mexico State78744.425.5390
2025 Regular SeasonArkansas1,29465.631.3507

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2022Buffalo to BuffaloG5/FCS to G5/FCS15Dec 20, 2021

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs No. 9 Texas A&M

Week 8 · L 42-45 · Conference game · Ranked opponent

Loss with 163 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

163

Scrimmage Yards

95.2 takeover

163 scrimmage yards and 36.5 usage.

#2

vs Western Kentucky

Week 11 · L 28-41 · Conference game

152

Scrimmage Yards

88.9 takeover

Loss with 152 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

152 scrimmage yards and 29.2 usage.

#3

@ Bowling Green

Week 6 · W 38-7 · Conference game

155

Scrimmage Yards

87.6 takeover

Win with 155 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

155 scrimmage yards and 26.2 usage.

#4

@ No. 17 Texas

Week 13 · L 37-52 · Conference game · Ranked opponent

148

Scrimmage Yards

85.4 takeover

Loss with 148 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

148 scrimmage yards and 40.4 usage.

#5

vs No. 58 Mississippi State

Week 10 · L 35-38 · Conference game

135

Scrimmage Yards

81.8 takeover

Loss with 135 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

135 scrimmage yards and 35.4 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Regular Season · Arkansas

1,294 primary output · 65.6 efficiency · 31.3 usage

83.5

#2

2024 Regular Season · New Mexico State

60.4

787 primary · 44.4 efficiency · 25.5 usage

#3

2022 Postseason · Buffalo

53.4

683 primary · 43.4 efficiency · 20.1 usage

Milestones

8

100+ rush yards

3

150+ scrimmage yards

6

2+ TD games